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recently, due to the continued high temperatures, many places in sichuan have successively issued notices to delay the start of school.

on august 28, the education bureau of leshan city, sichuan province issued the "notice on the opening of the 2024 fall semester" (hereinafter referred to as the "notice"), which made the following requirements regarding the start of school: "the registration time for the 2024 fall semester for primary and secondary schools in the city is september 2-september 6, and the official class time will be arranged by each county (city, district) and school according to weather conditions and the actual situation of the school."

as soon as the notice was released, it sparked heated discussions. netizens left comments, expressing concern that the notice did not specify the specific start time of school. some netizens thought that this was "just issuing a notice without taking responsibility", while others expressed their understanding, saying that "schools with air conditioning can start school earlier."

on the evening of august 28, the head of the relevant department of the leshan municipal education bureau responded that the "notice" was a coordinated arrangement made based on the actual situation of the city.

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【1】a notice, the official class time is "self-arranged"

the notice, dated august 28, 2024, shows that the leshan municipal education bureau issued the notice, first based on the "notice of the office of the leshan municipal work safety committee on doing a good job in work safety during recent high temperature weather" (le'an office letter [2024] no. 67), and also "inquired with the municipal meteorological bureau for detailed weather forecasts for the past 15 days in various places", and then "after research and decision, the registration time for the fall semester of 2024 for all primary and secondary schools in the city will be september 2-september 6, and the official class time will be arranged by each county (city, district) and school according to weather conditions and the actual situation of the school. kindergartens and secondary vocational education schools will follow suit, and other work requirements for the start of school remain unchanged."

from the content of the "notice" such as "all local schools attach great importance to the safety and stability of the autumn semester and heatstroke prevention and cooling", it can be seen that this is a request for delayed school opening in response to the recent continuous high temperature weather. of course, the "notice" clearly states that all schools must report to the local government and education authorities for arrangements and adjustments to student registration, opening ceremony, student military training and formal class time.

【2】netizens discussed the issue, some thought it should be unified, others liked it

after the "notice" was issued, some netizens expressed their views through online messages.

some netizens expressed their "incomprehension" of the notice, leaving a message asking: "why not unify? one day earlier or later, each school will have opinions."

many netizens also believed that this notice was a sign of irresponsibility by the municipal education bureau: "what a waste of words! is it difficult to take responsibility?" they hoped that "the education bureau should take the initiative to take responsibility and unify the time."

some netizens also praised the leshan municipal education bureau's relaxed management: "it shouldn't be a one-size-fits-all approach. schools with air conditioning can go to school earlier. it's still just as hot at home."

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【3】official response: the notice is based on the city’s situation.

on the evening of august 28, the leshan municipal education bureau responded to the discussion among netizens. the head of the relevant department of the bureau said that the reason why the school opening time was not "one size fits all" was that it was a comprehensive arrangement made according to the actual situation of the city.

according to the leshan meteorological bureau, since august 20, the leshan meteorological observatory has issued a red high temperature warning signal for 9 consecutive days, reminding everyone to pay attention to heat prevention and cooling.

the leshan meteorological observatory predicts that the lowest temperature on august 29 will be 24-28℃, and the highest temperature will be 37-39℃; from the night of the 29th to the day of the 30th, the lowest temperature will be 24-27℃, and the highest temperature will be 34-36℃; from the night of the 30th to the day of the 31st, the lowest temperature will be 24-27℃, and the highest temperature will be 33-36℃. the highest temperatures in jinkouhe, mabian, ebian, muchuan and other counties are only 1-2℃ lower than the highest temperatures in the urban area.

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the reporter noticed that after the above notice was issued, wutongqiao district and jianwei county of leshan city subsequently issued a notice, clarifying that the start time of school is september 8 for registration and september 9 for classes to officially start.

meishan, sichuan, was the first city in the province to delay the start of school due to high temperatures. since then, suining, dazhou, guang'an, luzhou and other cities, as well as liangping in chongqing, have successively issued requirements to delay the start of school due to high temperatures, and all have specified the specific time: the school will officially start on september 9.

source: cover news